Who is Anushka Sharma? The latest addition in Indian women’s T20I side

Anushka Sharma received her maiden T20I call-up for India for the five-match series against South Africa starting April 17 in Durban.

The 22-year-old all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh impressed in the latest edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) and then the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars.

Anushka scored 177 runs in the WPL 2026 in seven innings for Gujarat Giants and 116 runs in India’s successful Asia Cup Rising Stars campaign.

Read | Anushka Sharma’s story and her arrival at the international level

In the domestic circuit, she struck a 58-ball 80 for Central Zone in the Senior Women’s Interzonal Trophy—finishing with 155 runs from five games—followed by a 207-run in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy. She was the second-highest run-scorer in the Madhya Pradesh Women’s League: 93 runs in four matches for Bundelkhand Bulls.

Anushka is the latest export from Madhya Pradesh, a state with a history of producing astute cricketers like Sandhya Agarwal, Pooja Vastrakar, and, most recently, Vaishnavi Sharma.

Published on Mar 24, 2026